User's Manual

CellComSL Series Universal Communicator Installation and Programming Guide Digital Monitoring Products
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programmIng IntroductIon
5.5 Special Keys
Thefollowingspecialkeys/areasarecommontoallDMPkeypads.
COMMAND (CMD) Key
PressingtheCOMMANDkeyallowsyoutogoforwardthroughtheprogrammingmenuandthrougheachstepofa
programmingsection.Asyougothroughtheprogramming,thekeypaddisplayshowsanycurrentprogramming
alreadystoredinthecommunicatormemory.Ifnochangeisrequiredforanoption,presstheCOMMANDkeyto
advance to the next step.
TheCOMMANDkeyisalsousedtoenterinformationintothecommunicator’smemorysuchasanIPaddressor
zonenames.PresstheCOMMANDkeyafterenteringinformation.
Back Arrow (<—) Key
UsetheBackArrowkeytobackuponestepwhileprogramming.TheBackArrowkeyisalsousedwhenanerroris
madewhileenteringinformation.PresstheBackArrowkeyoncetoerasethelastcharacterentered.
Select Keys/Areas
ThetoprowofkeysarecalledtheSelectkeysonThinline,andAqualitekeypadsorSelectAreasonGraphic
Touchscreenkeypads.EachtimeyouneedtopressaSelectkey,thekeypaddisplaysthefunctionoroptions
aboveoneofthekeysorintheSelectArea.DisplayingchoicesaboveindividualSelectkeysorinSelectAreas
allowsthemtobeusedformanydifferentapplications.Forexample,youcanenterAMorPMwhenprogramming
the automatic test time or answer YES or NO for a system option.
Duringprogramming,theSelectkeys/areasalsoallowyoutochangeinformationcurrentlyincommunicator
memorybypressingtheappropriateSelectkeyunderoronthedisplay.Youthenenterthenewinformationusing
thekeypaddataentrydigitkeys.
Whentherearemorethanfourresponseoptionsavailable,presstheCOMMANDkeytodisplaythenextoneto
fouroptions.PressingtheBackArrowkeyallowsyoutoreviewthepreviousfourchoices.
TheSelectkeys/areasarealsousedforchoosingasectionfromtheprogrammingmenu.PressanySelectkeyor
touchtheSelectAreawhentheprogrammingsectionnameyouwantdisplays.
On Thinline and Aqualite keypads,wheninstructedtopresstherstSelectkey,pressthefarleftSelectkey;
thesecondSelectkeyisthesecondfromtheleft;thirdSelectkeyissecondfromtheright;andthefourthSelect
keyisthefarrightkey.SeeFigure14.
On Graphic Touchscreen Keypads,wheninstructedtopresstherstSelectkey,touchSelectArea1;thesecond
SelectkeytouchSelectArea2;thirdSelectkeytouchSelectArea3;andthefourthSelectkeytouchSelect
Area4.SeeFigure15.
5.6 Entering Alpha Characters
Someoptionsduringprogrammingrequireyoutoenteralphacharacters.Toenteranalphacharacter,pressor
touchthekeythathasthatletterwrittenbelowit.Thekeypaddisplaysthenumberdigitofthekey.Next,press
theSelectkey/areathatcorrespondstothelocationoftheletterunderthekey.PressingadifferentSelectkey/
areachangestheletter.Whenanotherdigitkeyispressed,thelastletterdisplayedisretainedandtheprocess
starts over.
Figure 14: Thinline/Aqualite Select Keys Figure 15: Graphic Touchscreen Select Areas
First Letter
Second Letter
Third Letter
Special Character
(CBA
32-Character Display
Select Area 1
Select Area 3
Select Area 2
Select Area 4